[Vwdiesel] Mileage meter

[William J Toensing]

A number of you have expressed interest in this mileage meter. It is J C Whitney item #549487.  The item is known as the "KIWI MPG meter" . The manufacture's website is www.plxkiwi.com & their phone number is (408)745-7591. The firm is known as PLX Devices, Inc.
This MPG meter as I should have called it has many functions, most of which I don't understand yet. However, you can calibrate it for gasoline,diesel, E85 ethanol,ethanol,methanol, CNG, LPG. It has 3 units of measurement: Mode 1, Gallons,Miles, MPG, Dollars, MPH, engine temperature in Fahrenheit; Mode 2:Liters, Kilometers, KM/L, Dollars, engine temperature in Celsius. Mode 3 is the same as mode 2 except instead of measuring fuel consumption in kilometers per liter it measures Liters per 100 KM.
Last night I gassed up the Focus & computed 30 MPG but the MPG meter was showing an average MPG of 26.5 MPG.However, I think there was an air pocket in the gas tank. so I suspect  the meter was closer to the correct MPG.
I am not trying to sell this meter & have no financial interest in the company. It is just the only product of it's type I know of. If there are more, lets hear about them.
Bill Toensing, Nevada City, CA